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--- getting_started [2009/08/23 13:56] – jtkorb
+++ getting_started [2009/08/25 11:30] (current) – jtkorb
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     * you are encouraged to read through the weekly chapter before each class;
     * we may hold one or two separate "practice contests" toward the end of the semester; and
-    * plan on attending the ACM Intercollegiate Programming Contest on Saturday, October 31, 2009.
+    * plan on attending the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest on Saturday, October 31, 2009.
   - When solving problems...
     * Course requirement: Discussions are fine, but write your own code.
     * Contest requirement: Using books (especially the text) is OK, but no web searching (for class use, it is OK to search language reference materials).
 ====== One-Time Setup ======
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   - Join Facebook group: [[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=125232120895|Competitive Programming]].
   - Join both robot judging websites:
-    * [[http://www.programming-challenges.com|Programming Challenges]].  Send [[jtk@cs.purdue.edu|me]] your login id, so I can add you to the class.
+    * [[http://www.programming-challenges.com|Programming Challenges]].  Join classroom number 817, CS390JK.
     * [[http://uva.onlinejudge.org|UVA Online Judge]].
-  - Set up directory directory structure and programming environment:
+  - Set up directory structure and programming environment:
     * Use one directory for each problem (named, e.g., by the problem number).
     * Choose C, C++, or Java.